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Monroe County at a glance
- State
- Illinois
- County seat
- Waterloo
- Population
- 34,962
- Area
- 521 sq mi
- Founded
- 1816
- Cities and towns
- 7
Monroe County offices and records
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Monroe County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order across Monroe County's unincorporated areas.
Police Departments. In addition to Monroe County Sheriff's Office, several municipal police departments operate within Monroe County.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Monroe County Sheriff's Office, located at 901 Illinois Avenue in Waterloo, Illinois 62298, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Monroe County. Monroe County Jail, operated by the Sheriff's Office at the same location, houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving sentences of less than one year. Inmate lookup information can be obtained by calling the jail directly or visiting the Sheriff's Office in person during business hours.
Criminal Records. Monroe County Circuit Clerk's Office maintains these records, providing access to the public under Illinois law.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Monroe County are maintained by Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Monroe County are taken and retained by Monroe County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
Monroe Chief County Assessment Officer's office, located at 901 Illinois Avenue, Waterloo, IL 62298 (phone: 618-939-8681 ext.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Monroe County
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
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What is on record in Monroe County
- Old mine sites
- 7
- Past producers, now closed
- 6
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 1
- Producing when recorded
- 1
- Processing plants, not workings
- 1
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 1
- Main minerals
- crushed stone; Stone
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 12
- Shafts and tunnels
- 2
- What they are
- quarry, adit, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
- Maps surveyed
- 1951 to 1993
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 9 mine sites inside the county: 6 past producers, now closed, 1 prospect or occurrence that was never worked, 1 site producing when the record was made, 1 processing plant, which is not a working; the old survey maps add 12 holes drawn inside the county, 2 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Stone.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area. The Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund is a not for profit created by statute, not a state agency; the cover is bought through the homeowner insurer.
Illinois mine map and abandoned mine records
- ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES)Map of known underground and surface coal mines and underground industrial mines with an underground mine proximity area, built to show how close coal mines are to a home or business; links to the county coal map series, mine directories and coal mine maps.
- Illinois DNR Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation DivisionThe state program that reclaims pre law coal mine land and investigates subsidence; One Natural Resources Way, Springfield; the homeowner subsidence guide is at https://dnr.illinois.gov/mines/aml/subsidence.html.
- ISGS web applications (ILMINES, PLSS address lookup)The survey's interactive tools: ILMINES with coal company, mine name, mine number, years of operation and mine locations relative to homes, and a PLSS lookup that gives the township, range and section for an Illinois address.
- Illinois DNR subsidence guide and the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance FundThe homeowner guide on pit and sag subsidence (over 800,000 acres undermined for coal) says to contact the AML division and file a claim with the homeowner insurer, which notifies the Illinois Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund, the statutory reinsurer behind the cover.
Named workings recorded in Monroe County (9 shown, 12 unnamed on the map)
- Monroe County PitStone | Past Producer | Surface
- Waterloo PitStone | Past Producer | Surface
- Columbia Quarry No. 2Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Columbia Quarry No. 3Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Columbia Quarry No. 5Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | Surface
- Quality Stone Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface
- Valmeyer No 3 Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | Underground
Monroe County lies on the edge of the Eastern Region coal field and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The two federal files record a shaft, an adit or a deposit where one was drawn on a survey sheet or catalogued as a site; neither file carries the outline of the workings, so the counts above are not the measure of what was mined under this county. The record that shows it is the mine map, held by ISGS Coal Mines in Illinois Viewer (ILMINES) and linked below.
Illinois abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Monroe County
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 32 investigations in Monroe County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $136,763 in back wages agreed for 297 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.
- Investigations closed
- 32
- Back wages agreed
- $136,763
- Workers due back wages
- 297
- Civil money penalties
- $11,770
- Employers on the record
- 24
| Employer | City | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Service Center | Peoria | 3 | $141,878 | 71 |
| HL Vanier Racing | Waterloo | 1 | $39,963 | 45 |
| Columbia Rehabilitation & Nursing Center LLC | Columbia | 1 | $35,162 | 11 |
| Pavement Markings, Inc. | Red Bud | 1 | $17,331 | 19 |
| Human Support Services | Waterloo | 2 | $8,264 | 46 |
| Monroe County Nursing Home | Waterloo | 1 | $6,926 | 2 |
| Columbia Community Unit Schoo District No. 14 | Columbia | 1 | $5,948 | 1 |
| Dr. Anil Gupta M.D. | Columbia | 1 | $4,369 | 10 |
| Red Bud Illinois Hosptital Company LLC | Red Bud | 1 | $2,496 | 1 |
| Jomar Investments, L.C. | Waterloo | 1 | $1,716 | 14 |
| Canterbury Manor Nursing Center, Inc. | Waterloo | 1 | $1,427 | 2 |
| HTC Technologies Co. | Waterloo | 1 | $1,405 | 1 |
| Human Service Center of Souther Metro-East | Red Bud | 1 | $895 | 1 |
| Stamm Masonry, Inc. | Red Bud | 1 | $891 | 7 |
| Human Support Services and Affiliates | Waterloo | 1 | $859 | 77 |
| Bobeck's Sports Bar + Grill, LLC | Waterloo | 1 | $699 | 7 |
| Zick Restaurant Group, Inc | Waterloo | 1 | $240 | 1 |
| Stuckmeyer Farms, Inc. | Columbia | 4 | $0 | 0 |
| Luhr Bros, Inc. | Columbia | 2 | $0 | 0 |
| Linmax Corp. | Columbia | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Columbia Community Unit School District #4 | Columbia | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| O'Connor Contracting, Inc. | Columbia | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Maintenance Construction Services, Inc. | Fults | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Northside Salvage Inc | Red Bud | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer on the Monroe County record, by back wages agreed; 8 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Illinois wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Monroe County, Illinois?
Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Monroe County Sheriff or a city police department in Monroe County. Ask that agency for its record. Under 815 ILCS 505/2QQQ, anyone who publishes criminal record information, including photographs, may not charge a fee to remove, correct or modify it. Under 5 ILCS 140/2.15(e), a law enforcement agency may not post booking photographs on its social networking site for civil, petty or business offenses or Class B and C misdemeanors, except to help find a missing person or a wanted person.
How do I get a criminal background check in Monroe County, Illinois?
The Illinois criminal history record comes from the Illinois State Police, Bureau of Identification. Under the Uniform Conviction Information Act, conviction information is public: request it by name with the UCIA name based request form or by fingerprints through a Live Scan vendor.
How can I look up sex offenders in Monroe County, Illinois?
Search the Illinois Sex Offender Registry (Illinois State Police), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
How do I register to vote in Monroe County, Illinois?
Register with the county clerk, or the board of election commissioners where one exists (the local election authority) or through the Illinois State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. Regular registration closes 27 days before Election Day and online registration 16 days before; grace period registration and voting run in person at designated sites from the 27th day before through Election Day.
How do I look up property records in Monroe County, Illinois?
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Monroe County are kept by the Monroe County Recorder of Deeds. Property values are set by the Township Assessor in township counties, or the County Supervisor of Assessments, and tax bills come from the County Treasurer, also called the County Collector. Source: official state page.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Monroe County, Illinois?
Certified birth and death certificates for Illinois come from the Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records. You may contact the county clerk where the event occurred. By mail with a check or money order payable to IDPH to Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, 110 W Lawrence Ave., Springfield, IL 62704-2610, or through the county clerk where the birth occurred. Fee: $10 for a certified copy (or $15 for a certified copy with the information collected at birth); $2 for each additional copy requested at the same time.
How do I find business license records in Monroe County, Illinois?
Business entity filings are searched with the Illinois Secretary of State, Business Services. Sole proprietorships and general partnerships using a business name other than the owners' legal names register it with the county clerk under the Assumed Name Act; some municipalities and counties impose their own taxes.
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